CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingFreedom of AssociationFreedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSRight to ProtestSentencing CCLA Testifies on Bill C-70 Before Senate Standing Committee National Security, Defence, and Veterans Affairs On June 10, 2024, Anaïs Bussières McNicoll, Director of the Fundamental Freedoms Program, and Shakir…CCLAOctober 22, 2024
FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASES CCLA Reacts to ONCA’S Decision in Mathur TORONTO — Anaïs Bussières McNicoll, Director of Fundamental Freedoms at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, made…CCLAOctober 18, 2024
EQUALITYFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASESSocio-Economic Status CCLA Urges Big City Mayors To Vote Against Resolution That Overrides Rights Of Vulnerable People In Ontario TORONTO — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is calling on Ontario’s Big City Mayors to…CCLAOctober 15, 2024
Emergencies ActFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASES CCLA Files Submissions to Uphold Ruling Against Federal Government’s Use of Emergencies Act MONTREAL — Anaïs Bussières McNicoll, Director of the Fundamental Freedoms program at the Canadian Civil…CCLAOctober 8, 2024
Freedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSRight to Protest CCLA Calls on Universities to Ensure their Policies Respect Students’ Right to Peacefully Protest on Campus Universities’ policies on protests should give an expansive and meaningful consideration to students’ fundamental rights…Anaïs Bussières McNicollSeptember 10, 2024
Arbitrary DetentionCriminal Prohibitions on SpeechDeescalation & Use of ForceFreedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityRight to Protest CCLA Files its Submission to the Toronto Police Service Board on the Upcoming Policy on Police Action in Respect of Protests The Board policy must acknowledge that the Toronto Police Service, as all state actors, has…Anaïs Bussières McNicollSeptember 4, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFreedom of the PressOpen Courts Supreme Court Affirms Importance of Open Court Principle in CBC v. Named Person On June 7, 2024, the Supreme Court of Canada released their decision in Canadian Broadcasting…Shakir RahimJuly 26, 2024
FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSMobility Mobility Rights: CCLA Files Appellant’s Factum Before the Supreme Court of Canada in Constitutional Challenge of Interprovincial Travel Restrictions Interprovincial travel restrictions infringe on the mobility rights of people residing in Canada. These mobility…Anaïs Bussières McNicollJuly 22, 2024
Freedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASESRight to Protest CCLA Reacts to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice’s Decision Ordering the Dismantlement of the Encampment Located on the University of Toronto’s Grounds TORONTO — Anaïs Bussières McNicoll, Director of Fundamental Freedoms at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, made the…CCLAJuly 3, 2024
Freedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASESRight to Protest Universities Should Not Sue Their Students for Speaking Their Minds TORONTO - Anaïs Bussières McNicoll, Director of Fundamental Freedoms at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association,…CCLAJuly 2, 2024